many things

i should begin by saying i have a 2001 jetta wolfsburg 1.8 turbo. So here
goes:

firstly, i turn key and about half a second after the car starts, i hear a
bit of a deepish squeak coming from what i assume is the starter. however,
wouldn't it make that sound in the beginning of the key turn process, and
not after?

secondly, car shakes a bit (diesels) after shut off sometimes.

Thirdly, when i use AC, car gets very noisy and vibrates noticably.
however, AC seems to blow cold.

Fourthly, check engine lamp has been steadily on. diagnostic (not at VW)
suggests it is a "small" gas fume leak coming from emissions system. Two
different people suggested it is probably a bad gas cap, so i changed it.
light is still on after a few drives around though, and so i wonder if it
is related to some of the other stuff above. this leads me to...

Fifthly, the engine itself seems to be a bit puttery sounding.

and last but certainly not least, the area under the car near catalytic
seems to also be a tad puttery sounding. perhaps even a slight pop here or
there.

i should add that the diagnostic revealed only the small leak and nothing
else.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

ben

I'm buying stock in has caps! Don't know why when MIL is on everyone runs
out and buys a gas cap because I haven't replaced one in years to fix a evap
MIL fault. Did they happen to say what the fault code was, as it's a good
place to start?


"rose52775" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
>i should begin by saying i have a 2001 jetta wolfsburg 1.8 turbo. So here
> goes:
>
> firstly, i turn key and about half a second after the car starts, i hear a
> bit of a deepish squeak coming from what i assume is the starter.
> however,
> wouldn't it make that sound in the beginning of the key turn process, and
> not after?
>
> secondly, car shakes a bit (diesels) after shut off sometimes.
>
> Thirdly, when i use AC, car gets very noisy and vibrates noticably.
> however, AC seems to blow cold.
>
> Fourthly, check engine lamp has been steadily on. diagnostic (not at VW)
> suggests it is a "small" gas fume leak coming from emissions system. Two
> different people suggested it is probably a bad gas cap, so i changed it.
> light is still on after a few drives around though, and so i wonder if it
> is related to some of the other stuff above. this leads me to...
>
> Fifthly, the engine itself seems to be a bit puttery sounding.
>
> and last but certainly not least, the area under the car near catalytic
> seems to also be a tad puttery sounding. perhaps even a slight pop here or
> there.
>
> i should add that the diagnostic revealed only the small leak and nothing
> else.
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ben
>

Sounds to me like it's time to trade it in!

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rose52775 wrote:
> i should begin by saying i have a 2001 jetta wolfsburg 1.8 turbo. So here
> goes:
>
> firstly, i turn key and about half a second after the car starts, i hear a
> bit of a deepish squeak coming from what i assume is the starter. however,
> wouldn't it make that sound in the beginning of the key turn process, and
> not after?
>
> secondly, car shakes a bit (diesels) after shut off sometimes.
>
> Thirdly, when i use AC, car gets very noisy and vibrates noticably.
> however, AC seems to blow cold.
>
> Fourthly, check engine lamp has been steadily on. diagnostic (not at VW)
> suggests it is a "small" gas fume leak coming from emissions system. Two
> different people suggested it is probably a bad gas cap, so i changed it.
> light is still on after a few drives around though, and so i wonder if it
> is related to some of the other stuff above. this leads me to...
>
> Fifthly, the engine itself seems to be a bit puttery sounding.
>
> and last but certainly not least, the area under the car near catalytic
> seems to also be a tad puttery sounding. perhaps even a slight pop here or
> there.
>
> i should add that the diagnostic revealed only the small leak and nothing
> else.
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ben
>

"rose52775" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> i should begin by saying i have a 2001 jetta wolfsburg 1.8 turbo. So here
> goes:
>
> firstly, i turn key and about half a second after the car starts, i hear a
> bit of a deepish squeak coming from what i assume is the starter.
however,
> wouldn't it make that sound in the beginning of the key turn process, and
> not after?
>
> secondly, car shakes a bit (diesels) after shut off sometimes.
>
> Thirdly, when i use AC, car gets very noisy and vibrates noticably.
> however, AC seems to blow cold.
>
> Fourthly, check engine lamp has been steadily on. diagnostic (not at VW)
> suggests it is a "small" gas fume leak coming from emissions system. Two
> different people suggested it is probably a bad gas cap, so i changed it.
> light is still on after a few drives around though, and so i wonder if it
> is related to some of the other stuff above. this leads me to...
>
> Fifthly, the engine itself seems to be a bit puttery sounding.
>
> and last but certainly not least, the area under the car near catalytic
> seems to also be a tad puttery sounding. perhaps even a slight pop here or
> there.
>
> i should add that the diagnostic revealed only the small leak and nothing
> else.
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ben

What trouble codes did you recover from the engine scan? Did you get any
codes at all?